Early Learning
Child care worker with children in centre. | Newsreel

Perspectives

Commission’s crucial steps to universal childcare

By Melissa Tham The Federal Government has released a highly-anticipated report into Australia’s childcare system. The report, by the Productivity Commission, says
Read more 20 September 2024
Children at childcare centre. | Newsreel

Education

Australia’s childcare ‘deserts’ mapped

Almost a quarter of Australians live in childcare ‘deserts’ with limited access to care and early education for their young children. An international study,
Read more 21 August 2024
Australian indigenous children. | Newsreel

Early Learning, Education, Higher Education, Schools

First Nations preschool numbers increase

The number of First Nations children attending pre-school has increased by 10 percent in two decades. The latest data for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows
Read more 11 July 2024
Make teacher in classroom. | Newsreel

Early Learning, Economy, Education, Government, Queensland Budget, Schools, State

Support for teachers’ housing costs

Queensland’s regional and remote teachers will receive extra support to cover housing costs in next week’s State Budget. The Queensland Government’s $20.9 billion
Read more 5 June 2024
John Palma (First Secretary to the PNG Minister for Education), Mary Hurwood (program project manager, QUT Engagement and Development), Francis Alua (PNG MP for Karimui-Nomane), Professor Mark Harvey (QUT Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International and External Relations), Lucas Dawa Dekena (PNG Minister for Education), Professor Lori Lockyer (Executive Dean, QUT Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice), Professor Sue Irvine (Head of the QUT School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education), and Dr Uke Kombra (Secretary for the PNG Department of Education). | Newsreel

Early Learning, Education, Higher Education, Schools

QUT boosts skills of PNG teachers

Thousands of teachers in Papua New Guinea will be upskilled through a new QUT diploma course. The Brisbane university is helping the country transition to a new school
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Equipment at The Australian Translational Genomics Centre. | Newsreel

Community, Early Learning, Education, Health

Partnership provides precision cancer care

Queensland cancer patients will have easier access to clinical trials thanks to a new partnership between QUT and a non-profit research agency. The Brisbane
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Higher Education
Sugar cane train Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

Business

Smart irrigation helps cane farmers and the Reef

The Great Barrier Reef and Queensland sugarcane farmers are set to benefit from a new smart irrigation system. Developed by Victoria’s La Trobe University for Far
Read more 9 December 2024
Shanisha Harris doing the Digital Gap survey with Shalarna Thorpe in Wilcannia, New South Wales.

Business

Cost impacts digital inclusion in remote communities

Affordability is an increasing barrier to internet access in remote Australia, despite access to services improving. The latest RMIT University Mapping the Digital Gap
Read more 4 December 2024
Container ship at sea. | Newsreel

Business, Community, Economy, Education, Energy & Resources, Finances, Higher Education, Travel

$3.3 billion trade surplus lowest since 2018

Australia’s trade surplus fell to its lowest level in more than six years, as the country’s current account balance registered a deficit of $14.1 billion in the
Read more 3 December 2024
A model of Australia printed using the accessible guidelines including braille and raised contour lines.

Community, Education, Higher Education, Research & Science, Support & Services

3D printing guide supports vision impaired

A 3D printing guide has been developed to support people who are visually impaired. Created by researchers at Melbourne’s Monash University, the free guide provides
Read more 3 December 2024
Koala and baby. | Newsreel

Community, Education, Environment, Higher Education, Research & Science

Call to change State koala laws to boost genetic diversity

Researchers have called on injured koalas to be re-located to different regions when recovered, to address a decline in genetic diversity which is threatening the
Read more 3 December 2024
The occasion was commemorated with the planting of a frangipani cutting from Maurice Blackmore’s Naturopathic Rest Home in Rockhampton.

Community, Education, Health, Higher Education, People

Garden named after natural medicine pioneers

Southern Cross University has named its unique medicinal garden in honour of two pioneers of naturopathic medicines and treatment. The Marcus and Caroline Blackmore
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Schools
Students at Our Lady of the Rosary School Kenmore. | Newsreel

Education

Diverse educational experiences on site in Kenmore

Future leaders, scientists, performing artists and sport stars are emerging from a school in the south-western suburbs of Brisbane. Nestled among the picturesque green
Read more Partner content
School student cycling. \ Newsreel

Government

Real-time monitoring boosts active school travel

A program which sends real-time notifications to parents on their children travelling to and from school has boosted active travel among Sunshine Coast
Read more 10 December 2024
St Ambrose’s Primary School Newmarket Grandfriends program. | Newsreel

Community, Education, Events, Schools

Grand times as friends bridge generation gap

Face-to-face greetings, a year in the making, helped mark the end of school for a group of Brisbane students and their “grandfriends”. St Ambrose’s Primary School
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Sister Kathleen Mooney with the St Kevin’s Primary School Geebung 2024 School Captains.

Education, Schools

End of an era in education as Sr Kathleen retires

The last Josephite nun working in Catholic education in Queensland retires next week. Sister Kathleen Mooney has spent 50 years guiding young minds as a teacher,
Read more 28 November 2024
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Business, Community, Education, Schools, Support & Services, Technology

Virtual classes give Queensland students flexibility

A virtual classroom is supporting students across Queensland to access a variety of subjects online, regardless of their location. Brisbane Catholic Education’s
Read more 22 November 2024
Students from Assisi Catholic College, Upper Coomera

Education, Schools

Students’ STEM skills shine bright at showcase

Students from across the country converged on Brisbane this week to showcase their future-shaping skills and inventions. Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) hosted the
Read more 20 November 2024

Vocation
Gunggandji-Mandingalbay Yidinji Peoples Prescribed Body Corporate Aboriginal Corporation

Education

FNQ business nation’s best small employer

A Far North Queensland First Nations business has been named the country’s best small employer at the Australian Training Awards. Yarrabah-based
Read more 10 December 2024
Skills training On Country in Northern Territory. | Newsreel

Economy

On Country training boosts remote workforce

A training program in the Northern Territory is creating a skilled local workforce to counter the tyranny of distance in Australia’s Top End. The program, run by
Read more 26 November 2024
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Business, Economy, Education, Employment, Federal, Government, Higher Education, Schools, Vocational

Skills-based qualifications to drive future jobs growth

Nearly all the jobs that will drive employment growth in Australia over the next decade will need more than a high school qualification. The 2024 Jobs and Skills Report
Read more 19 November 2024
Mt Maria College Petrie principal Kerry Maher and students.

Education, Higher Education, Schools, Vocational

Partnerships open up pathways for Petrie students

Partnering with both the tertiary and VET sectors has given all students at a high school north of Brisbane tailored career pathways. Mt Maria College Petrie Principal
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Apprentice using a computer. | Newsreel

Economy, Education, Employment, Vocational

Non-trade apprentice numbers down more than 20%

The number of apprentices in training dropped by almost nine percent in the most recent reporting. The latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education
Read more 9 October 2024
Man and woman working on solar installation. | Newsreel

Community, Education, Environment, Federal, Government, State, Vocational

Centre to fast-track clean energy apprenticeships

A new Queensland centre of excellence will fast-track training in skills needed to deliver clean energy projects. The TAFE Queensland Centre of Excellence – Clean
Read more 17 September 2024